Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3) crash, Nov 19, 1946, Gauli...
Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3) accident on November 19, 1946 near Gauli Glacier Bern, Switzerland with no fatalities. Cause: Loss of orientation in...
- Date: November 19, 1946
- Aircraft: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3)
- Location: Gauli Glacier Bern, Switzerland
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Loss of orientation in poor weather and katabatic winds
A USAAF Douglas C 53 Skytrooper, serial 42-68846, lost its bearings in poor weather over the Alps and crash landed on the Gauli Glacier near Grindelwald, Switzerland, at about 3,350 metres in November 1946. None of the 12 occupants was killed.